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Hey. It& #39;s #DisabilityPrideMonth!
This year& #39;s extra special because #Ableism has been off the charts, black disabled people are disproportionately killed by police (not just this year, but many are hearing about it for the 1st time), *and* it& #39;s the 30th anniversary of the ADA.
This year& #39;s extra special because #Ableism has been off the charts, black disabled people are disproportionately killed by police (not just this year, but many are hearing about it for the 1st time), *and* it& #39;s the 30th anniversary of the ADA.
Here& #39;s a far-from-comprehensive starter toolkit to join the celebrations:
1. Learn about disability history.
Try these:
• @judithheumann& #39;s & #39;Being Heumann& #39;, Chris Bell’s & #39;Blackness & Disability,& #39; Dr. Subini Annamma& #39;s & #39;The Pedagogy of Pathologization& #39;
• Watch @CripCampFilm
1. Learn about disability history.
Try these:
• @judithheumann& #39;s & #39;Being Heumann& #39;, Chris Bell’s & #39;Blackness & Disability,& #39; Dr. Subini Annamma& #39;s & #39;The Pedagogy of Pathologization& #39;
• Watch @CripCampFilm
1. continued...
• Read about the act of hobbling slaves & about Harriet Tubman& #39;s & MLK& #39;s disabilities
• Learn about the #BlackPanthers & queer community showing up to support Section 504 sit ins
• Read about the act of hobbling slaves & about Harriet Tubman& #39;s & MLK& #39;s disabilities
• Learn about the #BlackPanthers & queer community showing up to support Section 504 sit ins
2. Read current literature or watch/listen to content/shows by/featuring disabled people like:
• @SFdirewolf& #39;s #DisabilityVisibility anthology just released!)
• @Keah_Maria& #39;s & #39;The Pretty One& #39;
• @HabenGirma & #39;Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law"
• @SFdirewolf& #39;s #DisabilityVisibility anthology just released!)
• @Keah_Maria& #39;s & #39;The Pretty One& #39;
• @HabenGirma & #39;Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law"
2. continued:
• Stella Young& #39;s TED talk, "I& #39;m not your inspiration, thank you very much"
• Documentaries/TV shows like: @unrestfilm, @IncurableFilm, @RaisingDion, Special, The Healing Powers Of Dude, The Politician
• Stella Young& #39;s TED talk, "I& #39;m not your inspiration, thank you very much"
• Documentaries/TV shows like: @unrestfilm, @IncurableFilm, @RaisingDion, Special, The Healing Powers Of Dude, The Politician
3. Check out the work disabled activists are doing/fighting:
• Explore convos on the #CripTheVote hashtag on Twitter. Read disability platforms by politicians. If they don& #39;t have them, ask why not.
• Explore convos on the #CripTheVote hashtag on Twitter. Read disability platforms by politicians. If they don& #39;t have them, ask why not.
3. continued:
• Realize triage policies (aka death panels) in each state decide who gets life-saving care during #COVID19 (hint: it& #39;s not disabled people)
• Follow disabled activists & orgs on social media. Learn from them.
• Realize triage policies (aka death panels) in each state decide who gets life-saving care during #COVID19 (hint: it& #39;s not disabled people)
• Follow disabled activists & orgs on social media. Learn from them.
4. Help dismantle #Ableism:
• If a disabled person says it& #39;s ableist, accept humbly & change behavior
• Don& #39;t engage in behavior that makes disability seem negative
• Call others on ableist behavior
• Stop assuming people& #39;s only value is in their ability to do paid work
• If a disabled person says it& #39;s ableist, accept humbly & change behavior
• Don& #39;t engage in behavior that makes disability seem negative
• Call others on ableist behavior
• Stop assuming people& #39;s only value is in their ability to do paid work
4. continued:
• Give $ or gifts to disabled people who ask for them
• Learn about/stop ableist slurs
• Fight for policies that support disabled folks: raise SSDI/SSI wages (combined with fixing benefits cliffs, asset limits), advocate for disability marriage equality, etc
• Give $ or gifts to disabled people who ask for them
• Learn about/stop ableist slurs
• Fight for policies that support disabled folks: raise SSDI/SSI wages (combined with fixing benefits cliffs, asset limits), advocate for disability marriage equality, etc
5. Miscellaneous:
• Realize #AmbulatoryWheelchairUsersExist
• Learn what CART is
• Read current activist work on identity-first vs person-first language
• Learn about the Social Model vs Medical Model of disability
• Explore disability stats
• Realize #AmbulatoryWheelchairUsersExist
• Learn what CART is
• Read current activist work on identity-first vs person-first language
• Learn about the Social Model vs Medical Model of disability
• Explore disability stats
5. continued:
• Realize disability is an identity many are proud of
• Learn about mental illness, physical impairments, blindness, d/Deafness/HoH, intellectual & neurodivergent perspectives on identifying as disabled or not
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Disabled folks: please add to this toolkit!
• Realize disability is an identity many are proud of
• Learn about mental illness, physical impairments, blindness, d/Deafness/HoH, intellectual & neurodivergent perspectives on identifying as disabled or not
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Disabled folks: please add to this toolkit!
